Shepherds lead their flocks into the “high country” in late Spring following the snow melt line as they ascend. It’s where the best vegetation can be found. Every mountainous area has valleys where water pools and can be accessed which is essential for getting to the heights. 

It’s not an easy trek for a herd. There are cliffs, canyons and gulches. The new lambs have never been that way before and it can be steep and dangerous. And then there is the fact that predators like water too. Nevertheless, valleys are essential in strengthening the sheep for the climb.

In our human world, it’s a strange oxymoron that we can be fed well and cared for while going through the “valley of the shadow of death.” Our valleys are not always about physical death. They are the daily battles we face.

Knowing the wisdom of our good shepherd, how will we view and respond to the valleys we encounter?

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me.” Psalm 23:4

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